Vieri Posted January 22, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) It was a truly difficult decision to make, but I am very happy I did it: I resigned from being a Leica Ambassador and Certified by Leica photographer. Read all about it in this article: https://vieribottazzini.com/2019/01/a-new-chapter-ahead-farewell-leica.html Of course, I will keep following and posting in the forum: not being an Ambassador anymore doesn't make my love for Leica disappear, on the contrary Best regards, Vieri Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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helged Posted January 22, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2019 41 minutes ago, Vieri said: It was a truly difficult decision to make, but I am very happy I did it: I resigned from being a Leica Ambassador and Certified by Leica photographer. Read all about it in this article: https://vieribottazzini.com/2019/01/a-new-chapter-ahead-farewell-leica.html Of course, I will keep following and posting in the forum: not being an Ambassador anymore doesn't make my love for Leica disappear, on the contrary Best regards, Vieri Thanks for the hands-up, Vieri. Obviously, neither of the predefined "Thanks", "Haha" or "Like" options fit, so let me rather state my appreciation of your art - irrespective of the gear/systen/brand used. All I can say is that I hope to see your images also in the future, albeit possibly not on this site. In any way, please consider to pass a word now and then about what you are up at! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieri Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, helged said: Thanks for the hands-up, Vieri. Obviously, neither of the predefined "Thanks", "Haha" or "Like" options fit, so let me rather state my appreciation of your art - irrespective of the gear/systen/brand used. All I can say is that I hope to see your images also in the future, albeit possibly not on this site. In any way, please consider to pass a word now and then about what you are up at! Thank you very much indeed for your comment, much appreciated About the images, thank you as well, and... I have so many Leica photos in my portfolio that I'll keep pestering the forum for quite some time, I am afraid! Best regards, Vieri Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 22, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2019 So, do we get to know your MF gear choice, and why it’s obviously not the S system? Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyfel Posted January 22, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2019 You did the right thing. Being a photog who is mainly doing landscape, it is hard to ignore the benefits that come along with MF. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Posted January 22, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2019 I'm sorry to hear that, esp. because there ("only") seems to be a business reason behind this decision. vor 30 Minuten schrieb helged: Thanks for the hands-up, Vieri. Obviously, neither of the predefined "Thanks", "Haha" or "Like" options fit, so let me rather state my appreciation of your art - irrespective of the gear/systen/brand used. All I can say is that I hope to see your images also in the future, albeit possibly not on this site. In any way, please consider to pass a word now and then about what you are up at! +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieri Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted January 22, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 45 minutes ago, Jeff S said: So, do we get to know your MF gear choice, and why it’s obviously not the S system? Jeff Yes indeed, I went for the X1D. See my full gear list here, if you are interested: https://vieribottazzini.com/gear-equipment I used the S (Typ 007) for about six months, and I found it not a landscape system at all, at least not for the kind of work I do. In short: Limited long exposures (was 1 minute at the time, now is 2 min I guess), limited WA options (19mm equivalent) while the X1D has 17mm native and you can adapt anything, the S is bigger, heavier and misses landscape-oriented features such as those you can find on the X1D: countdown for LE and "end exposure" (a truly genius idea), plus the X1D has no LENR, etc etc. 44 minutes ago, toyfel said: You did the right thing. Being a photog who is mainly doing landscape, it is hard to ignore the benefits that come along with MF. Yes, I do only landscape, so I guess it was bound to happen. Thank you very much, glad you agree with my choice 41 minutes ago, Ingo said: I'm sorry to hear that, esp. because there ("only") seems to be a business reason behind this decision. +1 Yes, it is a "business" decision in that I am a professional photographer, so gear-related decisions are all business decisions for me In particular, resigning from Ambassador was a two-fold decision, part of it had to do with the gear, but the main part had to do with Leica Italy. Best regards, Vieri 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Posted January 22, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 22, 2019 vor 3 Minuten schrieb Vieri: Yes indeed, I went for the X1D. See my full gear list here, if you are interested: https://vieribottazzini.com/gear-equipment Since one week I'm also a X1D owner. Nor for landscape but for business headshots. It's very annoying, that a stable tethered connection of the SL to a Laptop is simple not possible and the new Leica Fotos App is very poor in supporting a professional workflow. I don't want to completely abort my connection with Leica at the moment but the company makes it very difficult for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieri Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Ingo said: Since one week I'm also a X1D owner. Nor for landscape but for business headshots. It's very annoying, that a stable tethered connection of the SL to a Laptop is simple not possible and the new Leica Fotos App is very poor in supporting a professional workflow. I don't want to completely abort my connection with Leica at the moment but the company makes it very difficult for me. I am sorry to hear that you weren't happy with your SL for tethering, I never needed to even try that so I am completely ignorant about how that works. I used to enjoy the old Leica SL app for landscape, when looking into the EVF or to the screen wasn't practical, but what you say about the new Fotos one seems to confirm what I read around. Enjoy the X1D! Best regards, Vieri 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 22, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 22, 2019 I’m guessing there’s a Hasselblad Ambassador position open now that Ming has moved on from that and from his subsequent role. Change happens. As an aside, I’ll be curious to see whether we’ll see an X2D before or after an SL2. And whether we’ll ever see the XCD zoom that’s gone missing from the roadmap. I’m still weighing options, but Hasselblad seems to have gone quiet, and has seemingly slowed its formerly frequent FW updates. Hope that’s not a bad sign. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedro Posted January 22, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 22, 2019 Thanks Vieri for all the amazing images you have posted here Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted January 22, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 22, 2019 I am wondering why the XD1 and not one of the two Fuji GFX ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted January 22, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 22, 2019 Yes, why do you prefer the Hassy and not the GFX? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieri Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted January 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Jeff S said: I’m guessing there’s a Hasselblad Ambassador position open now that Ming has moved on from that and from his subsequent role. Change happens. As an aside, I’ll be curious to see whether we’ll see an X2D before or after an SL2. And whether we’ll ever see the XCD zoom that’s gone missing from the roadmap. I’m still weighing options, but Hasselblad seems to have gone quiet, and has seemingly slowed its formerly frequent FW updates. Hope that’s not a bad sign. Jeff True, people change, and change happens. Obviously I didn't decide to resign from being a Leica Ambassador and Certified by Leica photographer because Ming resigned from Hasselblad, but probably there is a pattern somewhere in the way these Ambassador programs are ran... About Hasselblad, I think they are working to deliver the 80mm and 135mm. FW seems to have got to a point where things are pretty stable and a lot of features have been added / fixed. Perhaps Ming leaving had something to do with that as well (according to his post, it might, but then again he might be tooting his own horn). I think there will be a SL2 (announced) in 2019, and probably the same would be true for the X2D; when we'll see the cameras in the flesh, that I don't want to speculate about... both Leica and Hasselblad aren't known for delivering timely, so to speak... 13 hours ago, Fedro said: Thanks Vieri for all the amazing images you have posted here Thank you very much for your kind words! No worries, I have such an enormous archive of SL + S007 images that you'll not get rid of me on the forum so easily! 😂 13 hours ago, Leicaiste said: I am wondering why the XD1 and not one of the two Fuji GFX ? 12 hours ago, verwackelt said: Yes, why do you prefer the Hassy and not the GFX? Well, the Fuji GFX is a great camera / system, and I thought about it a lot before going for the Hasselblad X1D. Since I love ultra-wide angles, I preferred the 21mm solution offered by Hasselblad against the 23mm Fuji; since I do a lot of long exposures, I preferred the X1D's implementation of long exposures. More, I preferred the more "essential" and simpler user interface of the X1D. Finally, I preferred the compactness of XCD lenses and the better built of the X1D. Of course, I preferred the Fuji's price point... In the end, I decided to go for the X1D, but if there weren't a X1D, I would have gone with the Fuji for sure. Hope this makes sense Best regards, Vieri 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Q Posted January 23, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 23, 2019 I've read the GF lenses are superior in IQ to the XCD lenses. Any truth to this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 23, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 23, 2019 They probably are but not stopped down, the way Vieri will use them for his landscape long exposure photos. Stopped down the XCD lenses are excellent, as are most lenses 😁. The right choice for Vieri IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhn360 Posted January 23, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Vieri said: Well, the Fuji GFX is a great camera / system, and I thought about it a lot before going for the Hasselblad X1D. Since I love ultra-wide angles, I preferred the 21mm solution offered by Hasselblad against the 23mm Fuji; since I do a lot of long exposures, I preferred the X1D's implementation of long exposures. More, I preferred the more "essential" and simpler user interface of the X1D. Finally, I preferred the compactness of XCD lenses and the better built of the X1D. Of course, I preferred the Fuji's price point... In the end, I decided to go for the X1D, but if there weren't a X1D, I would have gone with the Fuji for sure. Hope this makes sense Best regards, Vieri Hello Vieri, Congratulations on your switch to the X1D system! I've owned and used all 3 (SL, X1D, and GFX) and speak from personal experience. I had the complete X1D kit (black version, 2 camera bodies and all 4 XCD lenses, at the time). The X1D is an extremely elegant camera (probably the most elegant, in my opinion), with an amazingly comfortable grip, and the image files are stunning. It didn't work for me because I shoot fashion and beauty, and found it too difficult to use in the field and work with pace and fluidity. If I were a landscape photographer, I would absolutely have kept it. After every fashion shoot, I wanted to throw away the camera, only to brought back after seeing the quality of the files. Eventually I had enough and ended up switching to the GFX 50S when Profoto HSS was released for Fujifilm. The handling is perfect for what I shoot and the image files are just as stunning. Also the GFX had the lens in the wheelhouse for my style (portrait focal length, 110 f2) and the XCD system didn't offer one, by comparison. I had never been a Fujifilm guy before and now absolutely love their way of doing things. I still have my SL (2 bodies) and all the SL lenses - I will probably never give them up because I absolutely love this camera, even though the GFX has far surpassed the SL in terms of image quality. Best, Hien Edited January 23, 2019 by hhn360 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted January 23, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 23, 2019 I'll be interested to read your reviews and see your work with the Hasselblad X1D, Vieri. I've been attracted to that camera since it was announced; for me, the 21mm and 100mm Macro lenses would be a perfect lens kit for it. The crop to square with that lens would finally give me what I've wanted in terms of an "all digital Hasselblad SWC" ...! I doubt I'll ever go for one, simply because my photography has moved in a different direction in the past year and some, but I won't say never.. Happily, I still have my Hasselblad SWC and don't mind shooting the occasional roll of film through it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted January 23, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr.Q said: I've read the GF lenses are superior in IQ to the XCD lenses. Any truth to this? I've read the other way, namely that the GF lenses need to be stopped-down to provide decent performance from edge to edge. I suspect that a lot of that confusion has to do with the usual caveats of internet lens testing: small sample sizes (often just 1 lens), poor methodology, paid content, post-purchase rationalization, etc. One common trait is that lenses are tested at near-macro distances, and the results are extrapolated to other shooting situations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likaleica Posted January 24, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 24, 2019 Good luck with the X1D, Vieri. I got excited (because I love my 500 CM) and went all in for it over a year ago, liquidated a lot of equipment to get an even swap on the 3 lens kit, but sold it this summer because I was disappointed in the camera for landscapes. The files were rich and deep but the lenses were lacking in my opinion. I also didn't like the EVF and the user interface was not as simple as I like it. However, I hope you have a much better experience with it and I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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